New Delhi, April 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects India's gross domestic product growth will ease to 6.9% in the current fiscal year from 7.6% in the previous year before accelerating to 7.3% in the next fiscal.

The estimate is still higher than the bank's previous forecast of 6.5% growth for the current fiscal year. ADB refers to the year ending 31 March 2027 as FY2026.

According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026 released on Friday, the growth forecasts are informed by assumptions finalized on 10 March under exceptionally high uncertainty, envisaging an early stabilization scenario for the conflict in West Asia. Evidence since then points to a higher likelihood of more persistent disruptions, it said.

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